Rilee Rossouw

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rilee Rossouw

| image = RILEE ROSSOUW (15706681502).jpg

| country = South Africa

| caption = Rossouw in 2014

| fullname = Rilee Roscoe Rossouw

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|09|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Top-order batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2014–2023

| odidebutdate = 21 August

| odidebutyear = 2014

| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 112

| lastodidate = 12 October

| lastodiyear = 2016

| lastodiagainst = Australia

| odishirt = 27

| T20Idebutdate = 5 November

| T20Idebutyear = 2014

| T20Idebutagainst = Australia

| T20Icap = 63

| lastT20Idate = 28 March

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = West Indies

| T20Ishirt = 32 (previously 27)

| club1 = Free State{{efn|Only teams which Roussow has played for in more than one season are included in this list.}}

| year1 = {{nowrap|2007/08–2012/13}}

| club2 = Knights

| year2 = {{nowrap|2007/08–2016/17}}

| club3 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| year3 = 2014–2015

| club4 = Quetta Gladiators

| year4 = 2017–2019; 2024-present

| clubnumber4 = 4

| club5 = Hampshire

| year5 = 2017–2019

| clubnumber5 = 30

| club6 = Multan Sultans

| year6 = {{nowrap|2020–2023}}

| clubnumber6 = 2

| club7 = Free State

| year7 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}

| club8 = Pretoria Capitals

| year8 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}

| club9 = St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

| year9 = {{nowrap|2024–present}}

| club10 = Delhi Capitals

| year10 = {{nowrap|2023}}

| club11 = Punjab Kings

| year11 = {{nowrap|2024}}

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 36

| runs1 = 1,239

| bat avg1 = 38.71

| 100s/50s1 = 3/7

| top score1 = 132

| deliveries1 = 45

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 44.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/17

| catches/stumpings1 = 22/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 29

| runs2 = 767

| bat avg2 = 34.86

| 100s/50s2 = 2/3

| top score2 = 109

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 108

| runs3 = 7,363

| bat avg3 = 40.90

| 100s/50s3 = 19/33

| top score3 = 319

| deliveries3 = 78

| wickets3 = 3

| bowl avg3 = 23.33

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/1

| catches/stumpings3 = 119/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 158

| runs4 = 5,818

| bat avg4 = 39.84

| 100s/50s4 = 12/35

| top score4 = 156

| deliveries4 = 93

| wickets4 = 1

| bowl avg4 = 87.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/17

| catches/stumpings4 = 78/–

| date = 21 July

| year = 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rilee-rossouw-318845 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Rilee Roscoe Rossouw (born 9 October 1989) is a South African cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. Rossouw currently represents Pretoria Capitals, Quetta Gladiators and Jaffna Kings. He is a left-hand batsman and a right arm off-spin bowler. Rossouw made history as the first South African batsman to score a 100 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup which he did against the Bangladesh national cricket team.

Domestic cricket

Rossouw made his first-class debut in November 2007 for Free State against Easterns, batting at number three he topscored in the match with 83, an innings that included 13 fours.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/124/124034.html Free State v Easterns, South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge 2007/08 (Pool B)], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 At the end of his maiden season he made the step-up to franchise cricket playing three Twenty20 matches for the Eagles.[https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=236961&opponentmatch=exact&playername=Rossouw&resulttype=All&matchtype=All&teammatch=exact&startwicket=&homeawaytype=All&opponent=&endwicket=&wicketkeeper=&searchtype=MatchList&endscore=&playermatch=contains&branding=cricketarchive&captain=&endseason=&startscore=&team=&startseason= Player Oracle: RR Rossouw], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009

Rossouw was a regular in the Eagles team during the 2008/09 season, in the SuperSport Series he was the team's leading scorer with 765 runs including three centuries.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/RSA/SuperSport_Series_2008-09/Eagles_Batting.html SuperSport Series 2008/09 – Batting and Fielding for Eagles], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 His maiden first-class century came against the Titans in November 2008, he made 106 including 20 boundaries.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/180/180768.html Titans v Eagles, SuperSport Series 2008/09], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 In the return fixture in March 2009 he scored 109 in a team total of 178, no other batsman passed 16.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/180/180782.html Eagles v Titans, SuperSport Series 2008/09], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 Again the innings was in vain as the Eagles lost to the league champions. In the one-day format he also scored a maiden century, he struck 131 off 108 balls against the Warriors.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/180/180679.html Warriors v Eagles, MTN Domestic Championship 2008/09], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009

Rossouw scored 1,261 runs at 57.61 in the 2009/10 season, this included a score of 319 off 291 balls against the Titans. The innings was the fastest triple century in South African domestic cricket and included 47 fours and 8 sixes. Alongside Dean Elgar he shared a second wicket partnership of 480 in 84 overs, the largest South African partnership for any wicket.[http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/453519.html Rilee Rossouw enters record books with triple ton], ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 25 March 2010

Rossouw played in the IPL 2011 for Royal Challengers Bangalore and replaced Nic Maddinson in IPL 2014 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was included in the Free State cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/910899.html Free State Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

Rossouw played in the 2017 Season of the Pakistan Super League for the Quetta Gladiators as a replacement player. Where it was reported that he earned around $370,000. He played for Quetta till 2019. In 2020 he was picked by Multan Sultans. He represented Multan Sultans for 4 years till PSL8 and now has been traded to Quetta Gladiators again, for ninth edition of Pakistan Super League.

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}} He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 558 runs in 14 matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12816;team=5111;type=tournament |title=Bangladesh Premier League, 2018/19 – Rangpur Riders: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 February 2019}} In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 November 2019}} In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}} However, Rossouw was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29551600/five-south-africans-miss-cpl-failing-confirm-travel-arrangements |title=Five South Africans to miss CPL after failing to confirm travel arrangements |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 July 2020}} In November 2020, he was named in the squad for the Melbourne Renegades in the 2019–20 Big Bash League season.{{Cite web|title=Rilee Rossouw completes Melbourne Renegades' BBL squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bbl-2020-21-rilee-rossouw-completes-melbourne-renegades-bbl-squad-1238903|access-date=2020-12-13|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 November 2021}} In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}

In May 2022, he signed with Somerset County Cricket Club for the T20 Blast.{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2022-rilee-rossouw-joins-somerset-for-t20-blast-1313779 | title=Rilee Rossouw joins Somerset for T20 Blast }}

International cricket

While attending Grey College in Bloemfontein Rossouw was selected to represent a South African schools team.[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=17&art_id=iol1166633804151B262 SA schools cricket team announced], iol.co.za, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 He made his debut for South Africa under-19s in the second 'Test' against Bangladesh in December 2007.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/152/152730.html South Africa Under-19s v Bangladesh Under-19s, Bangladesh Under-19s in South Africa 2007/08 (2nd Test)], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009 He also played against India prior to the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. At the World Cup he played all six matches scoring 136 runs at an average of 34.00 as South Africa reached the final.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/MAL/ICC_Under-19_World_Cup_2007-08/South_Africa_Under-19s_Batting.html ICC Under-19 World Cup 2007/08 – Batting and Fielding for South Africa Under-19s], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 11 April 2009

Rossouw was selected in the South Africa A squad for the tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2010, on the latter he scored 131 from 151 balls against Sri Lanka A, sharing century stands with Dean Elgar and Jonathan Vandiar.[http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/471896.html Rossouw century puts South Africa in command], ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 9 October 2010

He made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in August 2014.

He made his Twenty20 International debut for South Africa against Australia on 5 November 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/754717.html |title=South Africa tour of Australia (November 2014), 1st T20I: Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 5, 2014 |access-date=5 November 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} He was the man of the match for his score of 78 off 50 balls.

On 5 January 2017, Rossouw signed a Kolpak deal with Hampshire County Cricket Club which made him ineligible to represent South Africa anymore, ending his international career.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1075704.html |title=Rossouw gives up SA career for Kolpak deal with Hampshire |access-date=5 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} His last act as an international cricketer before he returned was scoring a 122 at Newlands Cricket Ground where South Africa beat Australia in a 5–0 whitewash, winning the Player of the Series award.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2016-17-936113/south-africa-vs-australia-5th-odi-936143/match-report|title=Rossouw's 122 thrusts SA to 5-0 whitewash|access-date=7 February 2021 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

In October 2022, he made his first T20I century against India at Indore.{{cite web | url=https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-south-africa-2022-23/ind-vs-sa-live-cricket-score-3rd-t20i-match-india-vs-south-africa-live-score-updates-3402702 | title=IND vs SA Highlights: Rilee Rossouw Shines as South Africa Beat India by 49 Runs for Consolation Win | Cricket News }}

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